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Monday, September 15, 2008

Is it normal to have a 2 year old that does his own laundry? Because mine does, and it's freaking me out.

Every few days for a couple of weeks I'd notice that my washing machine was running. And I didn't start it. I figured that one of the twins had started it, but I thought it was just one of them messing with the buttons.

Then I started noticing that someone was taking the clothes out of the dryer, throwing them on the floor and transferring the clean clothes from the washer into the dryer. I know I should have been thrilled, but I don't like anyone mixing things up.

Yesterday I had dirty clothes in the washer but it hadn't been started. I came in later and all of the dirty clothes were in the dryer. Ugh.

And then the light went on. My selective little laundry someone is Spiderman. Yes, Spiderman. And he's so concerned with the laundry because he only has 2 sets of Spiderman pajamas and slippers and since that's all he'll wear, it's important that one set is clean at all times.

Today Spiderman spilled water on his Spiderman top and promptly put it into the dryer and started it.

I'm alarmed. I'm pretty sure this isn't normal. I have a 2 year old child that calls himself Spiderman, refuses to wear anything except his Spiderman clothing, cuts his food with a saw, AND does his own laundry. It just doesn't seem right.

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How cute is he? I love the pics of him cutting his food with that saw! Crafty little sucker! I'd try teaching him how to actually do the laundry right... it's worth a shot, right? This could end up working out beautifully for you!

I agree, teach him to do it right! All great leaders find people's talents and delegate.

Maybe he'll like toilets too. El learned toilets early because she loved swishing the brush around the bowl. I taught her to be thorough and to be sure to wash her hands afterward. She is the best bathroom cleaner in the house, and most of the time she sings because she really does enjoy it.

First of all, he is adorable and I totally want to eat him up. Second, fantastic!! You should totally put him to work! Teach him how to do it and then show him what laundry he can do. I think this is great news! Quite amazing!

OK. I need your 2-year old to come teach my 2-year old and... well, me too. That's awesome. Your kid is amazing. My kid is starting to like Spiderman a lot but not to the point of washing his own clothes.

I love the Spiderman thing -- I had one of those, and it lasted for almost 2 years. Then it was a Denver Broncos football uniform and then Harry Potter. Good luck!! I will give you all my Spiderman stuff.

That's hilarious! I can related. My 10 year old (who is old enough to know better - you'd think!) has a must-have pair of PJ's too.

Last week, he took them out of the washer and put them straight on, still wringing wet. Fortunately, I caught him before he went to bed or he would have woken up with pneumonia! Our basement is COLD - year round. He still argued with me - "Mom, they'll dry, they're just a little bit damp..."

On a related Spiderman story, when my brother Paul was little, he was obsessed with Spiderman. When my youngest brother was born, my parents named him Peter, and boy you could not believe how mad Paul was at that. HE wanted to be called Peter because of Peter Parker. We still laugh about it to this day.

I think it is the age - my son did this for a long time - we were not allowed to call him by his name - he would freak out! He has been 2 seperate super heros. But he never did his own laundry! That is super funny!

Be very, very glad for this. All 4 of my sons learned to do their own laundry when they were little. Now, even to this day, everyone (including hubby) in our house does their own laundry, thank goodness!!!!

I think yu have a highly intelligent child on your hands, who just happens to be a normal boy. I love it!!!How do you keep up with all of your comments and e-mails? It is a wonder you even have time to pee.